US police officers surprise motorists with ice-cream

Motorists in the US town of in Halifax, Virginia received a pleasant surprise after they were pulled over by local police officers Chief Kevin Lands and Officer Brian Warner.

Footage of the prank, posted to Facebook by Chief Lands, shows the officers stopping a visibly nervous driver and informing her that: "it is against the law to drive on a hot day without an ice cream cone".

They then proceed to hand out cones of ice cream to the driver and the passenger, both of whom immediately laugh with relief.

Chief Lands said on Facebook that they gave out a total of 16 cones that day, in a heartwarming display of community outreach.

The video has garnered over a million views since it was upload on Friday, with many commentators praising the officer's actions.